What I'm wondering has nothing to do with collateral damage.
What if the terrorists took innocent Iraqis into that house and held them there against their will.
What if .. when our guys came walking down the street, the terrorists started shooting at our guys and we returned fire.
What if .. the terrorists then shot the innocent Iraqis .. and became the witnesses who proclaimed that our troops had actually shot these people - in cold blood.
That's what I'm talking about! It was a set-up from the beginning.
It sure smells like one